01 January 1911 Comedy, Music 3 mins
Cecil Hepworth’s Vivaphone film features Hay Plumb singing George Robins’ optimistic 1906 ditty concerning the mischievous responses of a poor family to regular visits from the bailiffs.
Watch the official Are We Down-Hearted? 1911 trailer in HD below.
United Kingdom 01 January 1911
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1911:
20 February 1911
Americans arrive at their hotel in Cuba in a car, to make a movie. Romantic complications ensue while the cast and crew attempt to finish the movie.
02 October 1911
On a holiday, the family Gram meets a young, mysterious man who turns out to be a Mormon. In spite of her fiancèe's presence, the daughter Nina is drawn to the stranger.
13 July 1911
A lost film. Dan Nolan is on strike and in the depths of despair. He resolves to steal to help his plight.
01 March 1911
George Petit, the son of a bank cashier is a heavy gambler. After losing a significant amount of money at cards, he becomes desperate to recover his losses.
03 March 1911
The setting is the Mexican Revolution and friends Pedro and Alvarez get a message to transport some weapons across the border.
25 October 1911
Jan Kruga and his daughter Meta live on a farm in the Transvaal. The nearest neighbor, Sir John Morgan, lives 20 miles away, and it is only on rare intervals that she ever goes even that far away from her isolated home.
12 October 1911
Josh doesn't like the way things go at home and decides to quit and get out. Later, his wife gets what purports to be his farewell letter, which is intended to lead her to believe he has committed suicide.
18 February 1911
A capable but homely new hire becomes ill and recommends her beautiful cousin during leave. The bosses and clerk get a surprise at the end.
09 May 1911
The construction of a new railroad, designed to bring prosperity to a section of the country, brings sorrow to one home.
02 January 1911
An American in Turkey is mistakenly arrested and thrown in jail. He escapes and is helped by the daughter of the local ruler, called the Pasha.
02 October 1911
A lost film. Gerald Kinney is a man with plenty of money and wild excesses. one day he leaves his club and motors out into the country.
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